St Pierre, France. Walk back to the ship

From the outskirts of town, we headed into the mountain for a scenic walk back to the ship.

The scenery was beautiful. The paths were mainly stony but passed over bogland, streams and past ponds, and small lakes. In very marshy/boggy areas, there were boardwalks over them. It reminded me a bit of Scotland in places.

The sun was lovely and warm, the wind not as chilly we expected it. During the last 3.5 km, clouds moved in, and the wind got colder, so we picked up the pace to get back to the ship. At some stage, 2km from the ship, I lost my footing and fell, scraping a knee, tore a hole in my trousers, and bruised a wrist.

We got back to the ship just as it started to rain.

Back in the cabin, I cleaned my knee. It wasn't as bad as it looked. There was lots of blood, so I thought I had taken a nice chunk out of my knees. Thankfully not! Just skinned in 2 places.

It is foggy outside now and raining. Paul thinks he might be on fog watch tonight..Read more